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Way to much trub, whats the bet way to get the cleanest wort into my fermentor from kettle!!!!!!

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So I just brewed my second batch of beer/ my first all-grain BIAB beer. I tried to filter out as much sediment from the kettle as possible but my carboy has an insane amount of trub at the bottom. I used a racking cane/siphon to transfer the wort from my kettle to my glass carboy after letting the wort chill to 72F. Does anybody have any tips on how to prevent all of this trub from collecting/ a better way to filter the wort while transferring it over to my carboy?

I'm not really answering your question but perhaps you are overthinking it. Congrats on your second batch. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is homebrewing!

https://brulosophy.com/2014/06/02/the-great-trub-exbeeriment-results-are-in/
 
Here's what I've done for my last couple batches. After I pull the bag post-mash while the kettle is heating up to a boil, and through the boil, I dump the grains and thoroughly rinse the bag. I hang it up outside to dry which allows me to give it a good shake and almost all the stuck-on, dried grains release. I then stick the bag in a bucket of water/Oxiclean to soak for a while. I then rinse it off completely and stick it in another pale of water/StarSan. When it comes time to move the wort to the fermenter I put the bag inside the fermenter and transfer into it. I pull the bag and end up with very little debris in the fermenter. Seems to work quite well.
 
I got This One to use with my keggle. I like that it's adjustable depending on what batch size I'm doing.

Thanks for the link. I'm still on the fence because my issue is mostly cold break, not hop material. I brewed a 5.5 gallon pale ale this week and transferred 3.5 gallons of beautiful clear wort into the fermenter, but then to get full volume, I had to suck up a bunch of trub. I was really upset at first. The initial settling showed the trub at the gallon marker, but now a few days into fermentation it's only about an inch high. I can deal with that.
 
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